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            | MEPS HC028 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | DSCALT98 |  
            | Description: | DISCUSSED ALT CARE WITH REGULAR MD '98 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1588 |  
            | End: | 1589 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 3 | 33,659 |  
            | -8 DK | 3 | 38,506 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 23,199 | 262,171,585 |  
            | 1 YES | 283 | 3,753,411 |  
            | 2 NO | 533 | 6,896,468 |  
            | 3 HAVE NO REGULAR DOCTOR | 39 | 462,725 |  
            | 4 ALTERNATIVE CARE PRACTITIONER | 12 | 177,336 |  
            | TOTAL | 24,072 | 273,533,690 |  
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